Just because you have a small yard does not mean you have to give up on gardening. With a little work, some money, and a few imaginative ideas (we take care of that), you can make a great small yard garden out of nothing. It does not matter whether you want to plant veggies, herbs, or flowers  – these ideas will work.

Repurposed Furniture Yard Garden

This idea is a great one if you have any old furniture that is sitting around your home that you are thinking about throwing away.  You can repurpose it into a multi-tiered yard garden that saves space. Old dressers are the best for this purpose. They are also easy to find at yard sales or flea markets.  You can either plant your flowers directly into the drawers or put the plants in separate pots and then put the pots in the drawers.  This approach allows you to bring the plants in and out of the house easily.

Vertical Garden

These gardens are perfect for those who only have a balcony or a small patio but still want a lot of greenery. According to the growing demand for landscaping design in Sydney, a rise in vertical gardening is to be expected. One way to build a vertical garden is to use a shoe organizer. Fill each shoe space with some high-quality soil or compost and plant your herbs in them. Make sure you hang your new garden somewhere where it will get enough sunlight, but be protected from rain at the same time. Old pallets can also serve as vertical planters. Attach plastic or terracotta pots to a pallet, plant whatever you choose in them, and lean the pallet garden against a wall. Living walls are more of an artwork than simply a garden and are an inevitable part of modern garden designs. They can be as small or as large as you want. Once the greenery starts to grow thick, they even make a perfect fence.

Hanging Gutter Garden

Old gutters easily turn into beautiful hanging gardens. It is a perfect way to get rid of bulk trash after roof replacement. The length of the gutter depends on the size of your garden, and the guttering that you have. It can be a single or multi-level garden. Gutters can also be laid down on the ground and be used as yard garden dividers.

Kiddie Pool Garden

Do you have an old kiddie pool that your kids have grown out of? Instead of throwing it away, make a raised garden from it. This is a great idea even if you have a somewhat bigger yard with little or no soil and planting areas. Fill the pool with planting soil and start building your green haven. You can stack stones around the pool to make it look more natural.

Herb Spiral

Regardless of its name, this small yard garden is not intended solely for herbs. It is, however, most suitable for this purpose. Why spiral? For one thing, it provides more space than a simple round raised yard garden. Secondly, it provides planting areas that are more or less raised, and more or less shaded. Just make sure you take into account which herbs prefer which conditions while planting them. Those that require more sunlight should naturally go on top. You can make the spiral by piling up bricks, stones, or by placing wooden planks vertically into a spiral. Then just fill the space in between with soil and your garden is ready for planting.

Conclusions

There are numerous more ways to make your yard garden at least seemingly bigger that would make a world of difference to you. Are you ready for some planting?

Guest Poster: Derek Lotts

Derek is a home improvement aficionado from Australia. He likes exchanging home tips with bloggers and enriching his experience in order to deliver informative articles. His motto, you may be surprised, is from a video game Assassin's Creed: "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."